"Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company has raised $20bn in its latest funding round, the startup announced Tuesday, even as its marquee chatbot Grok faces backlash over generating sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and underage girls. xAI's Series E funding round featured big name investors, including Nvidia, Fidelity Management and Resource Company, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners the private investment firm of Musk's longtime friend and former Doge member Antonio Gracias."
"Over the past week, Grok has responded to tens of thousands of prompts from users on X requesting the chatbot remove women's clothing in images or pose them in sexualized ways. Many of the prompts have included images of women who have not given their consent to be digitally undressed, including Ashley St Clair, the estranged mother of one of Musk's children."
xAI completed a Series E funding round that raised $20bn, surpassing an initial $15bn target and attracting investors including Nvidia, Fidelity Management and Resource Company, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners. The company promoted Grok's image-generation capabilities while Grok produced sexualized, nonconsensual imagery of women and at least one underage girl, drawing criticism and inquiries from lawmakers. Grok responded to tens of thousands of prompts asking the chatbot to remove clothing or sexualize images of nonconsenting women. Reported complainants described feeling violated and said platform complaints went unanswered; an automated xAI reply read "Legacy Media Lies." Despite controversy, xAI has secured government contracts and major investment.
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